Loom



Jan- 21, 1941- s. P. c. PORTER 2,229,188

Jan. 21., 194i. s. P. c. PORTER 2,229,188

LOOM

Filed Aug. 14, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 21, 1941 UNITEDSTATES LOOM Sarah P. C. Porter,

Salt Lake City, Utah Application August 14, 1939, Serial N0. 289,944

3 Claims.

My invention relates to weaving looms and has for its object to providea new and highly efcient loom which will be adjustable as to size, andwhich has new features incorporated therein which enable the user tomore quickly string the loom and provide quicker weaving thereon.

A further object is to provide a loom which has the fingers of the combbent back so that the base threads will knot slip therefrom and on whichloom I use an improved needle and shuttle, with a new method of securingthe weaving fabrics together into a single strand.

A still further object is to provide a comb for looms which being formedin my particular design provides a loom which when used in hand rugweaving eliminates the extra web around the perimeter. f f

A still further object is to provide a new method of attaching strandsof fabric into one con- .tinuous strand without the bulging knots nowcommonly used.

A still furthe-r object is to provide a newly formed linger for weavingcombs which if desired may be made in single fingers and attached 25, toa common base. f

'Ihese and other objects I accomplish with the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which similar numerals and letters ofreferenceiindicate like parts throughout the several 303 views and asdescribed in the specification forming a part of this application landpointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings in which I have shown the various modifications anddetails of my loom 35 and its cooperative parts.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the loom parts cut away to show that thelength is variable.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a section ofthe loom showing means forextending the length of the sides.

Figure 5 is a side view of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a plan View of a simplified type of the device madepreferably stamped from metal without any reinforcing of wood.

Figure '7 is an edge elevation of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a plan View of a weaving stick used with the loom.

Figure 9 is an edge View of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a plan view of a modiiied weaving stick and stringfastener.

Figure 11 is a plan View of a shuttle for use with my loom.

Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the shuttle with the weaving stickformed as a part thereof.

Figure 13 is a corner brace for the loom to be used when necessary.

Figure 14 is a T-connection for some types of looms.

Figure 15 is. a channel connection to reinforce the sides and joints inthe sides of the loom.

Figure 16 is a Niew showing the use of the weaving stick and string orfabric-joining-method employed to make the string into lengths.

Figure 17 is a modifiedtype of loom shown in perspective.

In the drawings, I have shown the loom as A, made of two like sides 5and 6, and twov like ends 'I and 8, each of which side pieces is se- 15.

cured to the ends by thumb screws and bolts 9 and I0. The side piecesare made of a strip of metal II formed with the inner edges formed ofspaced apart .fingers I2 bent vertical at I3 in relation to the metal IIand then bent back 2n parallel at I4 to form U-shaped hooks on eachlinger. The strip of metal is then set in a rabitted wooden strip I5.

The end pieces are made of a fiat strip of metal IIa identical in formto that of the side pieces but having only a reinforcing strip of woodlr6 secured along one side. Spaced apart holes a and b are bored throughthe ends and sides respectively to provide for various adjustments ofthe ends and sides to make other forms than the square loom as shown inFigure 1.

In Figures 4 and 5, I have shown a tongue and groove adjustment for endsof abutting side or end pieces to permit for additional length whenneeded and these joints are made o-f a female grooved strip I8 and amale tongue I9 fitted therein and held in place by a thumb screw 20.

Figures 6 and 7 show the metal strips II and IIa removed from the woodand provided with more closely spaced holes in the event that two thumbscrews 2| and 22 are desired or are required.

Figures 8 and 9 show a weaving stick B to be used in weaving upon theloom and the stick is made of a strip 23 having a hole 24 near thepointed end 25 and with two holes 26 and 21 in the body of the strip orweaving stick. The string or fabric which is being used for Weaving isshown threaded through the lower hole 21, then through the end hole 24,and back through the hole 26, with the end of the string through thehole and held in place by the loop of the fabric passing through theother two holes. The stick is then woven through the web of the loom.

In Figures 10, 11 and 12, I have shown different modincatons of weavingsticks, shuttle combinations, and string or fabric knotting or fasteningmeans, and

In Figure 10 I have shown the weaving stick and string fastener as madeof a long rod or body 3B having an elongated slot 3l therein, said slothaving one edge cut away at 32 to provide an easy threading slot- Theend 33 of the body is sharpened to permit it being thrust through astrip of fabric from which the string for weaving is made or forthreading between the threads of the web of the loom. I

Figure 11 shows a short bodied stick 30a having each end pointed at 33aand with spaced apart opposed slots 3io and 3Ib formed therein. Thistype of stick or shuttle may be used for weaving, tying strings, orotherwise as desired.

In Figure 12 the only modification which I have made from that shown inFigure 11 is making the entire body larger and longer and providingadditional spaced apart pairs of holes 34 at each end thereof to make adevice which may be used as that one shown as a weaving stick, shown inFigures 8 and 9. Thus, the entire combination of weavingstick, shuttle,string fastener, and shuttle may be made in one combination.

Figure 13 shows a right angled brace 31 perforated at 38 for securingbolts and this brace may be utilized to brace the corners of the loomshown in Figures 1 or 6.

Figure 14 shows a T-shaped brace member 39, perforated at til, saidbrace to be used on a loom having a dividing partition.

Figure 15 shows a channel brace 4I perforated at 52 to be used to bracecontinuation or straight joints in the sides of extra long looms.

Figure 16 shows the method employed for tying the knot C shown in theweaving string or material D, for adding strength and also for fasteningthe additional lengths. This is done by passing the sharpened end 33through the end of the fabric to be tied on the string, then passing theend 33 through the end of the fabric already on the string. Then bylooping the end of the new piece of fabric through the slot 3l, then theentire form of fabric is withdrawn from the stick which results in theknot shown as C.

In Figure 17 I have shown a modied type of loom which consists of flatplates or strips of metal 35 to be secured together at the ends by anangled brace 3S and held in place by spaced apart bolts or rivets andthe edges of the two strips 35 are formed into extended iingers 31 forplacing the web on, and these fingers as shown, are bent back uponthemselves making it impossible for the web to come off from thefingers. However, if that causes too much loss of time when taking downthe nished product, the fingers may be bent only once, as shown at 38,making a single finger bend. It will be obvious that double or singlelingers may be used and attached to a long board or metal frame so thata purchaser may buy as many ngers as they wish and attach them to anyframe o-r loom base, and such modifications and changes: are considereda part of this invention and within the scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim:

1. A weaving loom comprising opposed like sides secured spaced apart byopposed like ends with the sides and ends carrying metal strips securedthereto, said strips having their inner edges formed as extended iingersbent upwardly and back parallel forming U-shaped thread retainingmembers and with the sides having similar metal strips, the strips beinginserted in slotted recesses in the sides and secured onto the undersurfaces of the ends to place the fingers in substantial alignment.

2. A Weaving loom comprising metal strips of like form each beingprovided with ngers formed along the inner edges, each linger being bentback parallel with the body of the strip; a body for each strip made ofwood with the end bodies made with recesses therein in which the metalstrips are secured and with the sides secured onto the underside oftheir complementary wooden bodies; and means to secure the four cornerstogether forming a four sided loom.

3. A loom comprising four flat elongated strips of metal having one edgeof each formed with extended ngers bent upwardly and back parallel withthe metal strips; wooden frame pieces secured onto the top side of twoof such strips to form the ends of the loom; wooden frame pieces havinga recess cut therein with the top side of the recess shorter than thebase side and with the two strips for the sides secured in said slits toplace the four metal strips in close alignment with each other; spacedholes in the Wooden frame pieces; and securing screws passed throughsaid holes to hold the four members in rectangular relationship.

SARAH P. C. PORTER.

